Murasu Impact: IMD issues heavy rain alert for several Telangana districts

Hyderabad: With the severe cyclonic storm Murasu set to make landfall on the south Andhra Pradesh coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Hyderabad, has issued heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall alerts across several districts in Telangana.

While the core of the storm is expected to hit Andhra Pradesh, its wide reach is expected to bring rain and thunderstorms to multiple districts in Telangana.

The IMD Hyderabad on Monday placed several districts on high alert. The weather department warned of heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall at isolated places in Nalgonda, Suryapet and Nagarkurnool, alongside heavy downpours in other districts, including Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanumakonda, Jangaon, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Mahabubnagar and Wanaparthy.

According to IMD Hyderabad, the intensity of the weather is expected to increase further during the subsequent 24-hour period.

For Wednesday, weather authorities have issued warnings of heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall, with isolated extremely heavy rainfall very likely in the Nalgonda and Nagarkurnool districts of Telangana.

The IMD Hyderabad also issued a heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall warning for isolated places in Suryapet, Mahabubnagar and Wanaparthy, along with lightning and gusty winds of 50–60 kmph. Heavy rain is also likely at isolated places in Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanumakonda, Jangaon, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Vikarabad, Narayanpet and Jogulamba Gadwal districts.